Data Recovery --> Data Recovery Howto --> Unformat SD Card by Mistake
Unformat SD Card by Mistake
Do you have any idea how to unformat the SD card which has been formatted by accident? The reason we want to unformat it mostly is that there are a number of useful files still saved on the SD card and we need to get them back. It seems like a daydream for some people to retrieve information from the formatted SD card. But now the dream comes true. The lost data could be restored after the SD card being formatted. What we need is data recovery software, a magic tool to retrieve lost data.
Example of formatting the SD card accidentally
My SD card was formatted by mistake the other day, which is a huge loss to me. There are a lot of important files saved on the SD card and I forget to back up them. So I tried to get back my losses all those days. To my upset, I still can not restore what I want from the formatted SD card till now. I doubt whether there is a way for me to get back all my losses but no one could tell me. Anyone could kindly help me and teach me how to retrieve my lost information? -Ivan from Detroit
How to unformat the SD card and get back the lost files and folders from the formatted SD card
Those lost files could be got back form the SD card though it has been formatted no matter by mistake or by intention. Then what is the way? As a matter a fact, the way is very simple. It is to use data recovery software. Here are its guiding steps as follows to show you how it works, please perform them one by one:
Recover data from formatted SD card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can connect the SD card to your computer and run the software and select proper recovery module.
Way to use the SD card correctly in order to avoid losing data
It is known to all of us that there are more than one data loss situations happen to SD card. As the same, there are many reasons that cause the data loss cases. Most of the data loss situations are due to the improper usage to the SD card. No one will be happy to accept the data loss news. So it is important for all of us to use the SD card correctly in case of losing information saved on it. Here are some guidance as follows to share you how to protect data saved on the SD card from being lost:
1. Different digital devices use different SD card. Some people like to use one SD card to may different or same digital devices to save money. So the SD card is plugged into the cell phone a while and insert the camera or other devices a while usually. Actually, it is not right to do this way. It is likely to lose the files saved on the SD card on such behavior. More seriously, the SD card may become unusable. So it is better to use different SD card to special devices.
2. Plug the SD card out of computer or other digital devices such as camera safely. It is dangerous to remove the SD card from digital devices abruptly, because we may lose information on it in such way. We should unplug it correctly and safely. For example, when plug it out of computer, we should close the related programs and windows and then plug it after the message now we can unplug the SD card safely from the computer. When intend to plug it out of camera or phone, we should close these devices first and then remove the SD card.
3. Format the SD memory card on the phone or other digital devices to which the SD card use. Sometimes we need to format the SD card, such as when we first use it, in order to anti-virus and other reasons. The best way is to format the SD card on the original digital devices but not the computer. Fro example, if we intend to format the phone SD card, it is better to format it on the phone. Some people like to perform such formatting operation on the computer, but there may appear incompatibility problem which lead to data loss.
4. Other similar correct usage to SD card to protect the data safety.
Different kind of SD card
SD card, whose full name is secure digital card, is a kind of memory card. The kind of SD card is also various, such as micro SD card, mini SD card, SDHC(secure digital high capacity) card, and SDXC( secure digital extended capacity) card. They have different memory capacity and sizes, appearances. The reason that so many kinds of SD card is to satisfy different digital devices demand. So they can use to different devices.
Sources and Citations
Recommended for You
- Recover formatted data
- Recover Raw drive data